Dave Morse from American Heroes Outdoors presented the Blanchfields with the 2019 Patriot Award for their support of the mission; “Sharing the stories of our nation’s true heroes, while helping them heal in the great outdoors.”

Morse and a team of ambassadors - all volunteers - put together this weekend’s tournament with helping fellow veterans to heal in mind.

Local volunteers helped with the weigh-ins, which started at 4 p.m. Winning catches included a 7.97 lb. walleye by team number 6 of Follman and Fisher; 6.3 lb. perch and a 4.47 lb. white bass by team number 4, Blasedell and Brown and a 14.53 lb. northern caught by team number 24, Sotvik and Sotvik.

The tournament for 2021 is already being planned for Saturday, January 9, 2021.

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